Arizona man sentenced to life in prison for 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — An Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive in a hand-dug grave near their home, authorities said. Seven years after the murder, David Pagniano decided to plead guilty before his trial was scheduled to start and allowed a judge to determine his sentence without a plea agreement.

Sandra Pagniano’s body was found bound and gagged in packing tape inside a grave in a rural area north of Prescott, and the county medical examiner’s office confirmed she had been buried alive. County sheriff’s officials said evidence showed Sandra Pagniano vigorously struggled while she was in the grave and may have been conscious for up to five minutes.

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